The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada: Making Books and Mapping Culture

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Ruth Panofsky

The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada

Making Books and Mapping Culture

Ruth Panofsky

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English

University of Toronto Press
30 January 2012

Literary studies: general

Series: Studies in Book and Print Culture

Fifth Business and Alligator Pie. Stephen Leacock, Grey

Owl, and Morley Callaghan: these treasured Canadian books and authors were all nurtured

by the Macmillan Company of Canada, one of the country's foremost

twentieth-century publishing houses. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada is a unique look at the contribution of publishers and editors to the

formation of the Canadian literary canon.

Ruth Panofsky's study begins in 1905 with the establishment of Macmillan

Canada as a branch plant to the company's London office. While concentrating on

the firm's original trade publishing, which had considerable cultural

influence, Panofsky underscores the fundamental importance of educational

titles to Macmillan's financial profile. The Literary Legacy of the

Macmillan Company of Canada also illuminates the key individuals

including Hugh Eayrs, John Gray, and Hugh Kane

whose personalities were as

fascinating as those of the authors they published, and whose achievements helped to advance modern literature in Canada.

By: Ruth Panofsky
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9780802098771
ISBN 10: 0802098770
Series: Studies in Book and Print Culture
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 30 January 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ruth Panofsky is a professor in the Department of English at Ryerson University.

Reviews for The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada: Making Books and Mapping Culture

‘Panofsy has traced the threads of the stories from Toronto to London and New York and back again, and as a result the reader is provided with a coherent and enlightening picture of Macmillan and Company in Canada.’ -- Chester Gryski * Amphora: The Journal of Alcuin Society, vol 161: Summer 2012 * ‘Panofsky has produced a valuable and insightful account of the way handful of visionary men worked hard to shape a Canadian Literary style and self-image.’ -- Charlotte Gray * Canada’s History Magazine February-March 2013 * ‘As a guide for “mapping culture” this readable book is a must for anyone interested in book history in Canada. It describes a venerable life: Macmillan of Canada, born December 1905 – died June 2002.’ -- George L. Parker * Papers of the Bibliographic Society of Canada vol 50:02; 2012 * ‘Ruth Panofsky’s history of Macmillan Canada in meticulously documented… It is pleasurably readable… The book has held the pride of place in my bedside reading, and is certainly an important contribution to the growing literature on the history of Canadian publishing.’ -- Misao Dean * Canadian Literature Autumn 2014 *